The maximum of 1800 lbs will be loaded into the Grumman Goose. Fresh
Water Adventures (FWA) can only estimate what your party will weigh, you are
the most qualified to estimate your total weight.

Groups with their own personal rafts
and camping gear normally weigh less
than parties with rental equipment.
The average per person weight ( weighed
as a group) is 200 pounds per person.

If you choose to rent equipment, the
rental office should be able to supply
you with the accurate weight of the
rafts and individual pieces of equipment.

It is best to overestimate your weight
when estimating your costs so you will
cover any unforeseen weights such as
food and beverages. These can be very
difficult to estimate unless you are
eating and drinking only dry food products.

By estimating your total weight realistically,
you may be pleasantly surprised when
your party is weighed in at Dillingham.

Because the difference
in type of inflatable/kayak you choose
for your adventure varies greatly in
weight and purpose for accessing the
Wood-Tikchik State Park and surrounding
area depends on: Individual (s) needs, we are unable
to help you estimate your group weight
using a standard format.

The prices, listed below are one-way
to that location. Estimate your cost/weight
to the lake separate form your pick-up.
That way whether you choose to bring
big game with you or not, you know
what your estimated weight will be.

It is very importance to realize the difference between estimating the
cost
for a recreation/fishing trip and a
hunting trip form which you intend
to return with big game. The difference
of course is the weight.

An average caribou weighs about 150
pounds with horns and a moose average
weight is about 450 pounds with at
least a 50-inch rack.

Fresh Water Adventures started a program
after the “meat on the bone” regulation
came into effect that helps preserve
the meat as well as helps hunters cut
the cost of air transportation. We
call our program the “Trap
Line”. We
ask hunters in the area's we frequently
fly over or near to place a blue tarp (red
usually means emergency) on the beach near
the camp and place the horns on the tarp
if they would like us to stop in and pick
up the meat and transport in back to Dillingham.
Placing the horns on the tarp helps us
identify the type of meat and how many
animals we will be transporting. We check
our “Trap Line” as often as we can depending
on weather and availability of trips that
get us in the area. The prices for the “Trap
Line” are $300.00 per caribou (2 caribou
minimum) and $600.00 per moose. FWA’s landing fee for any reason is $600.00.

We don't usually pick up the horns unless the hunter feels that it is
necessary to get them out of camp. Depending on what the hunter wants, we
can distribute the meat to needy local residents, deliver the meat to
Everts Air Cargo
for shipping to a processor in Anchorage. Bill's Delivery Service offers services such as holding
meat in a cooler until you return
form your hunt to process yourselves.
A cutting table and boxes (for a fee)
are available to de-bone and box yourself. Check with Bill on cooler
temperature, the cooler is not recommended for long term
storage. FWA will not be responsible
for lost or spoiled meat and capes.
All capes will be placed in wet lock
boxes (at your expense) clearly marked
with your name and license number and
placed in our locked freezer.

Fresh Water Adventures reserves the right to utilize any capacity of the
aircraft not used by the chartering customer. We would also like to remind
you that river landings as well as any other pick ups are at prearranged
specified locations only.

Fresh Water Adventures provides double
copy transfer slips for your convenience.
A transfer slip must be filled out
completely when meat or horns are being
transported without the hunter. One
copy must escort the meat/horns and
one copy must remain with the hunter.
The copy that accompanies the meat
with the pilot needs to have your instructions
written on the back as to what you
would like done with the meat. Donated,
sent to processor, air freighted/what
carrier, stored for 3 to 5 days in
our cooler or transferred to Bill's
Expediting Service.

Satellite telephones are a great tool
for coordinating the pick-up of meat
in the field. When a hunter has meat
they wish to be transported, a call
to the office can help in coordinating
the effort; otherwise the trap line
works when the pilot sees the blue
tarp signal and had the time and space
to stop.

Care for your meat as if it will
not be picked up. The trap line
system works great, but there are
no guarantees that your meat will
be picked up on schedule. It depends
more on everyone else's schedule,
space available and location of destination.
The ultimate goal for everyone is
to insure no meat spoilage and with
good preparation we can avoid such
a tragedy altogether.

NOTICE: THE
FOLLOWING PRICES ARE ESTIMATES ONLY TO HELP WITH ESTIMATING YOUR
BUDGET.